Category: archives
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Caregivers month too short
To the editor Yearly, November is designated as National Family Caregiving Month. It is one month, 30 days that have been set aside to honor, thank, and give recognition to those selfless persons who squeeze the time to care for a loved one or friend-in-need into already very busy schedules. You know who you are.…
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Temple burglarized
By:Alec Moore Thieves broke into Temple-Beth-El on Route 206 and stole electronic items, computer equipment and cash, police said. Sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning, the thieves forced open six offices and 10 classrooms within the temple’s education center, police said. Various electronic items and computer equipment were stolen, as well as an unspecified…
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HHS soccer teams advance in state playoffs
Barbieri, Marcsisin goals propel Raider teams into CJ 4 semifinals By: Rudy Brandl Hillsborough High School’s soccer teams advanced to the Central Jersey Group 4 semifinals with exciting road victories Thursday. The HHS boys (15-4) posted a 2-1 victory at Sayreville in a game that wasn’t as close as the score. The Raiders dominated, especially…
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POLICE BLOTTER
A 6-foot-5-inch tall white man assaulted a manager of Wal-Mart on North Main Street at 1:14 p.m. Nov. 3, according to the police report. The suspect attempted to steal items from the store and when the manager confronted him, he pushed the manager and fled in a black station wagon. He was gone before police…
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Academy to provide peek at police work
Citizen program to begin in January By: Lea Kahn Aiming to forge a closer relationship between citizens and police officers, the Lawrence Township Police Department plans to set up the Citizen Police Academy in January. The goal of the academy, which will meet one evening a week for 10 weeks plus one Saturday session, is…
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Blaze leaves old house uninhabitable
Pre-Civil War structure dates back to 1860 By John Tredrea A single-family, two-story residence at 15 E. Delaware Ave. in Pennington was damaged extensively in an Oct. 31 fire. The pre-Civil War structure dates back to 1860, according to Pennington Borough records. Jason Belmont, fire inspector for Hopewell Township and Pennington, said it appeared that…
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BACK PORCH: Digital cable offers way too many addictive options
By: Melissa Morgan To anyone who ever said there are hundreds of channels on television and still nothing on you are wrong. I don’t think I’ve ever been a huge coach potato, but I definitely go through television phases, from watching almost none, to the times when my body practically wears a hole in…
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GOP pondering its next move
Defeat continues party’s recent troubles at polls. By: Rebecca Tokarz Less than 90 minutes after the polls had closed, only candidate Dawn Smith, Councilman Ted Van Hessen and two other supporters remained of a group of 50 that had gathered at Pierre’s Restaurant to await results. The mood was somber. Republicans Larry Gildenberg, who ran…
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DISPATCHES: An election campaign post-mortem
By: Hank Kalet There were no surprises locally Tuesday night. Democrats Frank Gambatese and Chris Killmurray won by comfortable margins. Voters approved an increase in the township open space tax (though they did turn down a new levy for development of parkland). I say "no surprises" given recent history. South Brunswick has become a decidedly…
